It's been 8 years since the cancelation of this project and I'm still devastated. This was an absolute gem

Not only MGSV, but even Philanthropy is left unfinished?!

This was so much better than the first one. It was clear you guys had a complete understanding here of what Metal Gear should look and feel like.

So proud to have been involved into this project, thank you guys, it would been a great adventure. Can't wait to see your upcoming projects!

Ok, MGS Philanthropy - Part 2 crowdfunding was cancelled, but still you can watch the 12-minute short we prepared for the MGS fans!

Even 7 years on after the cancellation of Part 2, I can't understand why KONAMI decided to end all fan-film projects. I get its about protecting IPs and all that kinda stuff, but here's the thing: No money was being made from release and it was only a fan-made film that shows incredible love to the series that other fans can get behind. The official MG movie has not yet been made and it is taking ages, for which I cannot understand why??? Terms of it's future, KONAMI should give the IP to Kojima and his studio, let them continue on the legacy of MG in the way he wanted it to be, because we all know MGSV was not the finished article that Kojima wanted

THIS is how you make an MGS movie. Not perfect, but very, VERY along the right lines. AMAZING movie.

The cinematography is absolutely excellent, the voice acting is perfect. I would have gone with a different look on snake but this is still spot on. Let's hope they adapt some of this stuff into the actual MG movie that's being made.

It's like Konami doesn't want recognition off of their games anymore. This video was beautiful and had so much potential.

Wow, for an indie group to make this movie, I'm extremely impressed. I haven't heard of MGS Philanthropy before, but this looks impressive.... most impressive. The actor of Snake looks spot on for a live action film, and his voice is amazing!

And then Konami just crapped all over the franchise, making sure such extraordinary projects were never born again. Thanks, Konami...

Jordan Vogt-Roberts's got a tall order when he's trying to compete with this unfinished masterpiece. I'm so sad for being late to the party and I find it really sad that KZfaq didn't recommend me this.

The quality and art of this fan film is beyond awesome, Hive Division!! It's so sad that it had to be canceled -__- I've got shivers everywhere while watching this preview :( soo good.

Io vi giuro che sono allibito. Un lavoro esagerato, sia a livello registico e di effetti, che di sceneggiatura. Incredibile che non ci sia stata un'apertura della Konami verso questo fan movie....

I found strange how It seems that Kojima and Hive productions where giving them ideas to each other. The first part of this fanmade began just like the first MGS and MGS3, but the organic Mini Metal Gear from the first part are pretty similar to the Geckos, from MGS4, and that game came after the trailer of the first movie. And now, the beggining of this trailer is similar to GZ, but all the vocal parasites from TPP are very similar to that Jubal thing, and TPP came after this. It's just weird.

MGS Philanthropy has to be one of my favourite fan works out there, so it's a shame this won't see fruition. This one video is already amazing in not only its technical prowess but also creating its own lore which feels like it adds to the universe. Lovely stuff.

9:47 is more awesome than the entire story of Ground Zeroes and Phantom Pain put together. What an absolute heart breaker. Thankyou for the incredible work while it lasted guys. You are a metal gear fans dream/

You can feel the MGS love oozing through every second of this preview. Seriously. From Snake's mimmicks to his moves to the general atmosphere ... I'm stunned. Would have been delighted to see the whole thing, too bad you have to stop there. BRAVISSIMO ! :)

Watching this again I noticed something. At the beginning Snake had zero time for Pierres nonsense and here Snake actually cracks an endearing smile at his dumb sex joke Pierre was growing on him, Snake was starting to let him in. It hurts so much, this is everything we fans ever wanted out of an MGS movie. We'll never forget what you gave us Hive Division. Thankyou.

As a true MGS fan (I have all the games) I have to congratulate you on a job well done! Loved every second of it.

I’m so glad that this video is still up. As Snake once said: ‘let’s keep it. As a reminder.’

This was amazing guys-- top notch quality. Loved the first film and so sad there won't be a completed second one. Still, congratulations on all that you've done! You should be extremely proud.

How is this amazing video not thriving on the internet? I mean this is nearly perfect and I would so pay to watch it in a theater!!

ONORATO di aver lavorato a questo progetto! MGSP sempre nel cuore!

You guys are absolutely fantastic... The direction is just mind blowing and a treat to watch.. Even if the movie would have released worldwide it would not even be close to this.

It saddens me that you guys won't get to finish this project. You had storytelling talent on par with Kojima himself and I hope that one day we, the fans of what you guys have made, will get to know what amazing things you had planned. I consider your vision the best non-profit fan film of all time and the best video game live-action film adaptation to date! Maybe you could release Part 2 as a online novel if you never get the chance to make it. Anyway, a heartfelt thank you for all your hard work.

I feel like this had a huge Ground Zeroes vibe to it

Well, you can't make MGS movies anymore, but that doesn't stop you from making movies inspired by MGS. And you won't have to worry about copyright.

Stunning work. This type of high quality is just something you would rarely see in a fan film. I wish you all the best Hive Division. I'd support any movie you make, as long as you put your heart into it.

Wow just watched the first part and the production values have increased DRAMATICALLY for this part. Damn shame this never got finished!

what an outstanding job, congratulations to the team that was involved in this project. I know the MG thing is over but hopefully you can still make more films.

Really well shoted and having a great and entriging plot I think you should have continued this production!! This is definitly one of the best(if not THE best) fan film based on a video game!! Congrats guys!!!

This was gorgeous! I can't wait to see your original projects in the future!

Phenomenal work again, Hive Division! You guys are the greatest! :D

You guys did an amazing job with this piece, from cinematography, acting and to editing. Nice work.

Absolutely outstanding. I would gladly fund this project were it still active. I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out better than the official MGS movie.

damn man... I remember watching first part as a high schooler , Now i'm a colleagues and stepping into adult hood. This truly bring me back , despite of unable to continue . I still want you guys to know that its really meaningful for me to watch this. as a fellow MGS fan and as your audience. And that's a result of being passionate in working . Even the editing or acting aren't top-notch , We can feel how much hard work peoples put into it. and that's make it worth to watch despite the overall quality. thank you very much.

Fenomenale ragazzi, semplicemente fenomenale. Cribbio, non so se riuscirebbero a fare un film così intenso ed appassionato ad Hollywood: ogni inquadratura, ogni parola e ogni sguardo è pieno di amore per ciò che si stava facendo, un'impresa titanica... avrei voluto partecipare anche solo con una piccola donazione, ma comunque vi sosterrò per tutte le cose che farete ragazzi, siete dei grandi!

This was made beautifully for something that was backed by a triple AAA Game Studio nor Hollywood Blockbuster budget. My friends and I always yell out "Why hasn't Konami officially took notice and fully back this project?!" Hmmm...must be why their name is Konami (small wave) instead of Tsunami (gigantic wave), huh Konami CEOs. He'll! It's not even Nami (regular wave) which makes notice in the ocean. Hahah

Mi sono attaccato a guardarlo come se fosse un vero film. Mi dispiace che non potiate continuare con questo grande progetto. Spero sempre che prima finiate questo progetto.

Holy shit you actually was able to put a metal gear in this!

The Philanthropy series, though incomplete, has been amazing. I'm a die-hard fan of Metal Gear Solid, so I had to check them out. This preview was fascinating, and I'm glad we got to see it. You guys and gals rock. No matter what happens, I wish you all the best. Keep being awesome in whatever you do.

on the other hand its good to know that there are people who are creating fan made films and showing how truly of a fan they are. iv been playing since the first one came out and I would have done the same thing and cant wait for the phantom pain to come out.

You guys are amazing! I love Part 1, and have been waiting for years for part 2. Its a shame part 2 was canceled, everything you guys made in the video was amazing, and looked like it was even going to surpass part 1 in quality (Both Story and effects wise). I consider Metal Gear Solid Philanthropy the true metal gear solid movie. No matter how good (or bad) the official Hollywood metal gear solid movie will be, you guys made this out of love for the series rather than profit, and that hands down makes it the superior product. You guys made this for the fans and no one else. Hopefully Konami will change their mind and let you finish. But for now, good luck on your future projects, not only from me, but the metal gear solid community as a whole! We salute you!

Thank you Hive Division for doing this amazing fan movie wich is MGS Philanthropy. That is realy too bad that you can't make the 2nd part :(.

Guys is so fucking sad that because copyrights this amazing story can't be finished, but I hope that you find some way that you can tell us someday

This looks way better than the 1st one! I could not believe when i saw Migueruta's facebook page sharing this. Congratulations guys! It's a AWESOME WORK!!! ;)

awesome color grading skills! COngrats on the guy doing the post production you got a good asset there!

You guys have really upped your game in all departments. I ran into MGSP back in 09 but I found it on a whim, which shouldn't have been the case. It should've been plastered everywhere that games-related content was being discussed. I thought it was a very ambitious project and was undoubtedly looking forward to the sequel. The fact that you guys even got Kojima's support had me rooting for you even more. Man, that just sucks so bad that you guys had to drop this because of legalities. I'm sure you film more than this short film, put loads upon loads of work into this only to get shutdown. I appreciate what you guys did though, for part one and this one here. I wanted to see what was up with that villain :( and that explosion was easy one of the best I've seen anywhere. Like I said... game upped in all departments. I'm looking forward to any and all projects you guys have lined up for the future. Good luck with everything

Brividi, applausi, altri brividi, altri applausi, lacrime, applausi. Questo è quello che mi è successo in questi 12 minuti! Avete fatto un lavoro EPICO mai visto prima!

this is sooo good. i cant believe how hard you nailed it. i want this as a netflix metal gear show. it does so much right.

Outstanding! You guys are beyond talented, I think I'm gonna cry.

sad face on the fact that this couldnt be finished. thank you HD for showing me that my childhood really could be brought to life!!!

It really really hurts that this wasn't completed. This is quality

Why doesn't this have like...WAY more views. Truly excellent work here!

You don't have any idea how badly i wanted this movie as the real secuel to the original MGS 1 instead Sons of Liberty and Guns of the Patriots . The story, the places, the characters, and the Metal Gears are amazing!! And in this video you took so many things from MGS4 and GZ and put them together perfectly. With an amazing feeling of mystery and action, like the fans wanted to be from a Metal Gear thing *IN JUST 12 MINUTES*. I'm blown away. Really, really thank you. For all your effort in this amazing story. I hope you grow up more as cinema studio. And make bigger and better movies. Greetings from Mexico. I'll see you, someday, in Eldritch.

Waited years!!!! Told Paul Eiding about it, he was stoked! Hope the project will continue...

Dat Solid Eye. It's such a shame this got canned in full, but I'm glad that we at least got this far.

Man Solid Snake sounds like Keifer here. Anyways this is awesome.

I just saw your work for the first time with this thanks to no film school and not being an expert just someone self teaching myself cinematography for about 5 years now I'm still sure that this is some great work you're doing here I am impressed and have subscribed. I hope to reach your level of expertise some day. Great work I hope everything goes well for you guys.

great work, sad to hear the project will not be complete its a shame because...."you're pretty good" *Salutes screen

best of luck in your film making careers! It is a shame you had to cancel this project, but please keep us posted on any other films you may have going on :)

I'm saving the video offline to watch it now but is awesome the photo and read the comments and really wish you all support,I had just went to my grandparents home to shoot a metal gear film on iMovie but I had fallen ill due to eating junk food in my ongoing holidays and unfortunately it wasn't able to be completed I'm a really great mgsv:tpp fan but you show such enormous and magnificent potential I award you two code names. FOXHOUND and BIGBOSS

very good work, and it's really sad knowing this will be stopped.

I loved MGS Philanthropy. It showed so much love and respect for the work of Hideo Kojima, far more than a big budget movie ever will. And it was pretty well done for a no budget fan movie. I was really looking forward to part 2, heck I even thought about supporting you with some money, what I never did before except some Early Access Games on Steam. I really hope, that it will still be made some time in the future. This short shows clearly, that you even got better since the first part. The main actor still lacks the physical presence of Solid Snake, but as a small Indie Studio, you can't be too picky. :) I wish you good luck on your road to beeing a successful movie studio.

However much I liked MGS Philanthropy - Part 1, it was a fan movie and had a few minors: clear accents and no high-budget special effects. However, I absolutely loved it! It made me believe that a good MGS movie was possible (in fact, Hive Division already delivered one). The ending of MGS Philanthropy did make me wonder if Philanthropy was true enough to MGS with the mystery villain, since he seemed kind of out of place. Now with MGS Philanthropy - Part 2, I stand completely behind Hive Division's choices and am amazed at the quality of their product! It's a shame that this project got cancelled, but I hope that Kojima and Konami will watch this short and, like me, will see that Hive Division would definitely deliver an awesome product. To my surprise, MGS would actually work as a movie if done right and I trust that Hive Division would deliver. So if anyone at Konami is reading this (which I doubt, but who knows), please trust Hive Division like I do and give them the rights to the movie. I don't trust Hollywood, as they have delivered garbage for way too many years (I think everything went downhill since 2000, with perhaps a few rare exceptions), in my opinion. Therefore, I don't trust just anyone on such a franchise as dear to me as MGS. Hive Division truly are fans and have proven that they can and would deliver; Hollywood, on the other hand, has proven nothing to me. I hope I'm one of many MGS fans who prefer to have Hive Division do a MGS movie. I don't care when it comes; just as long as Hive Division do get to make a full MGS movie with the budget they would need to make it as good as this short.

you guy have potential! thats for sure. 10.000 $ budget only in the last part? i cant believe it! keep up the good work !

omg this was awesome. Sincerely hope you guys manage to release it .

The first one was good, but, technically, these ten minutes I just watched are an amazingly drastic improvement. This is awesome! It's a shame it got cancelled.

Four years later and it still hurts...it's like it's all still there...

No, vabbe' raga, ma siete dei grandi!!! Corto fantastico!! complimenti a tutti!

Non riuscire a portare questo progetto a compimento è uno schiaffo morale al cinema emergente e a tutti gli amanti di MGS! Non so davvero come poter esprimere la mia gratitudine per quello che avete fatto e che state facendo! Orgoglioso di voi!

Part 1 was good, especially on the budget- but this- this is perfect- It's easy to forget it's not an official made film, and could imagine Kojima on set directing action and telling actors how to move like the characters This is so well done, that its a massive shame it has been shut down :( Very good job

If they - Konami or even Kojima Productions - made you guys in charge of a live-action show or animated series for the Zanzibar and Outer Heaven missions for Metal Gear, I'd watch the shit out of it. You guys are amazing!

Not going to lie, only after watching this did I become interested in MGS. I love the production values, attention to detail, lighting, music, characters. Everything about this short film was excellent from start to finish. I am now greatly anticipating the game, if only to feel like I'm involved in the world of the film. The villain seems pretty epic, I love the idea of music as a mind control device for zombie-like creatures. Music drives atmosphere, and even though the music was beautiful, it was undeniably creepy. Please release the soundtrack or point me in the right direction for the music! Once again, excellent job. Would've loved to have been a part of something so well executed.

I'm a massive MGS fan and I thought this was brilliant! I don't really see why this was cancelled. I enjoyed every minute of it!

Amazing work KOJIMA THESE are the GUYs for that MOVIE you always wanted to release.

This is pretty damn slick! I hope something can be worked out for the new project

WOW! I missed this for so many years! What are you guys doing now? Best wishes creators!

This film and part one are very very good. Ive watched part one 3 times and I truly wish that Hive Division could work something out to get around the licensing issues and finish part two. Id pay money to see this.

Great stuff. I like how you guys kept it authentic. Tactical espionage

Meritate tanto...davvero! Finalmente un gruppo di videomakers italiani che non fanno la solita...melma!

Wow. This short movie was reallynice. It is a shame you can´t not continue with it. Any chance of doing another movie with a similar theme? What you managed to do with that short is incredible. It would be great to see a full movie from your team, even if it is not about MGS and you can still use that "preview" to fund the other movie.

Twittatelo in massa a Kojima. Tweet it to Kojima massively.

Dude..... i thought this was a movie made in computer so well done

Grandissima postproduzione, regia molto buona e messa in scena praticamente perfetta per un film del genere, effetti speciali praticamente blockbusteriani, l'esplosione è veramente perfetta, forse veniva peggio in un film a più alto budget. Grandissimo lavoro, è solo grazie alla vostra passione che continuano ad esserci certe gemme underground, anche se questa meriterebbe veramente l'attenzione della Konami o di qualche regista importante.

This is Hideo like! Awesome job guys! :)

Love it! Thank you for sharing this amazing story with us!

After so long to appreciate this advance just beautiful

this was amazing! where did you get the footage of the explosions for the final shot?

Ragazzi, siete grandiosi, so che ci sono molti i giovani che meritano in questo paese e voi ne siete la prova, grazie di tutto.

Thank you so much Hive, i loved the first one and i am looking forward for the second, normally i would say please don't mess it up like most people do trying to make a video game into a movie but after the first one that isn't possible keep up the great work guys!!!

This would have been incredible but alas legal binding stops artistic expression. As a fan of the series since I was 10 I admire and respect your vision, maybe one day you can express it in another way.

Hey guys !!!! It's just *Amazing* !!!!!! Good Job !!! ;) I have just a question, what was the music ?

il metal gear è migliorato un casino! e l'esplosione finale è fatta talmente bene che non vedo differenza con gli fx dei film da grande schermo! bravissimi!

The referece to Xenogears, "The place where it all started, Eldridge" was only for the most hardcore gamers. What a true piece of art brothers.

Impensabile, IMPENSABILE che non sia stato permesso di finire questo lavoro, 10 min di PERFEZIONE

Un'opera davvero di pregevole fattura. Mi auguro che i problemi di diritti possano essere presto risolti... Se non altro per la curiosità di vedere come finisce la storia. Un sincero in bocca al lupo.

Fucking awesome for a fanmade! Really guys u do good stuff with that! U have all the support of a MetalGear fanboy!! :D

ma è praticamente un sogno che si avvera! siete stati veramente GRANDIOSI! dovete assolutamente riuscire a finirlo! davvero, siete stati GRANDIOSI!